Assad’s regime in Syria has exposed the fragility of other autocratic regimes, such as Nicolás Maduro’s government in Venezuela, which relies on external ...
The money was flown to Russia in 2018 and 2019 at a time when Bashar al-Assad was indebted to Moscow and Syria was desperately short of foreign currency.
"First image of Assad and Asma in Moscow," the post's caption reads. "According to a Kremlin source, Assad and his family are in Moscow, where Russia is granting them political asylum." A ...